Lydia's Story

1.      1..Brideau’s main point in this story is to show people how in the face of adversity, nothing can break you down. Brave people show a hard face in bad times such as Lydia faced with that storm. She did anything she could to seek higher ground. She had to save herself. People can bear through many tough situations, and not appreciate how sad, difficult or scary it really was until they actually have the chance to reflect on it. As in the moment; nothing was sought after more than simply surviving the rushing water.

2.     2.  Her story was mostly in third person. This allowed me to better relate and see what she was describing through my eyes. When she explained the size of the linen closet she hid in, I pictured myself cramped in there watching the water rush up higher and higher around me. Just like she experienced herself.

3.       3.She used phrases such as “rocking tables” to picture that they would be a dangerous get away. And she also uses key words to describe how scared someone on their own would be. She explained how the situation was. How fast the water was rising/ flooding through the door. How she was desperate to survive, to escape the water. The author put them into the face of the situation to show or make them relate to the scary; dangerous situation she was in.

4.     4 I think the audience of this story is anyone who couldn’t see how people affected by hurricanes actually had to react. This was a huge disaster, and Lydia’s story could be one that many people could relate too. Anyone from healthcare workers, seeing how bad or how hard it was to escape the situation. Or general people, to relate to the sad fact that many people were trapped. When really nobody could help.